One of several side-projects to emerge from the Wolvserpent camp, Aelter is the solo effort of Wolvserpent guitarist Blake Green. With Aelter, Blake explores a similar realm of dark majestic sound to Wolvserpent, with his massive downtuned guitar roar and bleak minor key melodies being the common thread between the two projects. But where Wolvserpent blends this chugging Melvins-esque heaviness and haunting slowcore arpeggios with violins, pounding drums, and a propensity for extended hypno-dirges, Aelter dispenses with the drums almost completely and goes for a more cinematic approach using layered keyboards and gorgeous harmonized voices that reminds me of something you would have heard on Beggers Banquet or 4AD being fused to a malevolent black heaviness. Both of the Aelter albums were only released on vinyl in limited editions of a few hundred copies and are close to going out of print completely, but we have now gathered both Dusk Dawn and Follow You Beloved together in a double disc set.

The first Aelter record Dusk Dawn from 2009 from is now out of print on vinyl and featured two side-long tracks. The first half "Dusk" begins much like something you would hear from Wolvserpent, an eerie guitar figure slowly plucked over heavy, rumbling doom metal chords, the dark menacing sound slowly unfolding in a manner similar to newer Earth but with a much more sinister vibe. But then this gloomy dirge starts to transform into something that is not so much like Wolvserpent as lush gauzy synthesizers wash in alongside ethereal choral voices, the sound drifting and uncoiling without the propulsion of drums or any other percussion, just a cloudy black fog of doom-laden darkwave underscored with those heavy rumbling guitars. This sound is utterly gorgeous, like some strange mixture of Earth's bleak ambient heaviness and the dark ethereal downer pop of Clan Of Xymox or some similar darkwave outfit. The second track travels deeper into this lush shadowy ambience, the guitars dropping out for long stretches of time as gorgeous high-end drones and shimmering dream-pop keyboards. The vocals begin to appear way off in the distance, slowly fading inwards as the guitars again materialize with chugging downtuned crunch and somber minor key melodies unwinding overhead. And when the vocals build into a majestic multi-part harmony, this becomes incredibly beautiful, like some drifting dreampop epic descending into darkness, finally combining with a minimal piano melody at the end.

"This split presents a bitter and unforgiving struggle between the raw blackened Doom Metal of Swedish Doomsters Beneath The Frozen Soil, and the well-known hateful Sludge of New York's gods, Negative Reaction. There are no winners in this dirty Battle, just fifty bleeding and harsh minutes straight from the most unpleasant side of the genre…Expect for totally punishing experience! Split to your face..." Srictly limited edition of 1000 copies.

Quote from label: "A 38-minute journey through the atmospheric soundscape of melancholy, nostalgia and ephemerality of life. The music is inspired by Funeral Doom, Black Metal and Dark Ambient. The lyrics, written in Portuguese language, explore such themes as death, loss and mourning."

Quote from label:"Hic Est Domus Diaboli" is the second album from French four headed "Cult of Occult", and it delivers six new tracks of hateful Sludge / Doom. Ultra heavy, misanthropic journey of 70 minutes that will drag you down with no mercy. Extremely powerful, evil and oppressive, this blackened slab of DOOM is here to destroy.

Eibon is a 5 pieces act featuring Drowning bass player,Stephane Riviere and guitarist Georges Balafas on vocals. along with Jerome Lachaud, who was Stephane’s former bandmate & drummer in the french legendary doom-metal pioneer Garden of Silence. The line-up was completed by longtime friend Max Hedin on guitars and by Guillaume Taliercio on guitars.

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one man band FLEGETHON from Baikonur town (Russia) under name Behind A Side Of Times.
4 track aproximately 80 min. of funeral doom ambient in the best traditions of genre. lyrics are based on works of H.Ph. Lovecraft.

Quot from label: "Norway's best kept secret namely GRIBBERIKET.
Forget about nowadays amplifier worship, GRIBBERIKET perform drunken doom in it’s purest form, incorporating noisy, acoustic black metal elements to their own distinctive mark of dementia.
If you haven’t heard this band yet you'll be in for a truly inebriating experience!

Heavy cover and heavy printed innersleeve, flooded with black and yellow inks, 180g vinyl available either as classic black or coward yellow, and with A3 poster."

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"Every so often, a band will come along and give an established genre a firm kick in the ass by breaking it down into its constituent elements and producing a distinct work that hearkens back to a time of 'innocence' for that niche. I realize it's hard to use that word 'innocence' in conjunction with the black metal medium, pretty much the antithesis of that particular virtue. And yet, Sweden's Head of the Demon have done just that with their eponymous debut: clutched the despoiled orchid of modern black metal by its roots and clipped off any of the withered foliage above ground level, to produce a captivating and primal substrate of rich evil that just beckons to be experienced. Precious few other bands, outside of say Darkthrone, Vultyr, and Sarke, have manifest such a pure and hellish concoction as this, but this trio is only just getting started. Granted, several of the members are not newcomers, having done time in bands like the grave churning Kaamos or the melodeath obscurity A Mind Confused, but nothing quite so eerily resonant as this beast...

Head of the Demon is essentially a mesh of black and doom metal aesthetics, the former coming through the dire atmosphere and strained, hoarse vocals ala Tom G. Warrior or Nocturno Culto and the latter through the generally slow-paced tempos that dominate the record, not to mention the waves of opaque psychedelia created through the guitars. Dress it all up with a vintage, fuzzed out yet choppy guitar tone, and the ominous presence of solemn, subtle backing choirs that hover out into the vaulted Underworld ceiling of the record's dominant mood, and you've got yourself an experience that can instantly dial you back 30 years and grant you a portent of what MIGHT have been, if more bands took a more steady, minimalistic path that honed in on unnerving, simple riff architecture rather than vile speed and vitriolic rasping. Ranging from 6-10 minutes each, there is no track among these that will not take it's time with the listener but the vine-like crawl of the guitars is incredibly focused, and each bit of atmosphere, like a slowly riding piece of percussion, a cleaner and mournful vocal line, or a groovy bass-line strutting its own path is perfectly placed to maximum effect. Thus, Head of the Demon does so much with so very little that you cannot help but feel it's genius, one of those anomalous recordings that sacrifices the normal playbook to win the game.

Not every winding, grooving riff is incredibly catchy, mind you, but the lion's share are interesting enough that they never betray that pervasive, haunted atmosphere surrounding them. The drums have a great, live feel to them, and the bass is always audible. Organs and other effects are chilling and simplistic, but never frivolous or excessive to the point that they couldn't be reproduced live with a stunning clarity. Most importantly Head of the Demon earns its 'doom' stripes by actually compelling the listener to just such a feeling. After an hour or so spent with the Swedes' debut, I fell into a stretch of utter hopelessness. The sun wasn't ever coming up again, and I'd yearned a bottle of absinthe in which to drown my woes. "By Titan Hand" dragged me into this unlit, subterranean realm of consciousness, and the remainder of the record held me under with a firm grasp. I almost want to compare it to Ghost's Opus Anonymous or Jess and the Ancient Ones' debut: not that the three have many aural aesthetics in common, but what the first did for the whole Mercyful Fate heavy doom thing, and the second for the acid-washed occult trippers, this group seeks to accomplish for a blacker medium. Consider this their first success, easily recommended to fans of acts as wide as Negative Plane, Mortuary Drape, Vultyr, Darkthrone, Furze or Black Sabbath. Or, really, to advocates of anything ancient, shadowy, and obscure that vanishes with the dawn.

"Oppressive sludge, riff oriented stoner, laid-back doom and a slight touch of coarse death metal - they're all here but none of them in a dominant role. Pulsa diNura is the soundtrack of brimstone rain lashing from the sky while avoiding easy classifications and manerisms. Two demos and years of work have resulted in seven tracks of madness, gloom and groove . The trademark heavy and warm soundscape of the demos is still present in an even more refined wall of sound with clear, balanced and dynamic finishing to strike well placed licks upon the skins of closed minded zombies."
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It's time to rejoice again. The amazing demo of the mighty Highgate is given another release together with older tracks, shiny new intermezzo and Live Ritual on one ring of plastic. If somehow you managed to miss that band and their hybrid of minimalist yet ultra-powerful doom, noise, sludge and grim black metal, here is your chance to get addicted to captivating and uplifting ugliness. If however you are the surviving victim of their oppressive sound, you know that it is yet another blessing. There is nothing even remotely optimistic in the Kentucky deadliest's message – only desolation, hatred and inhabited earth. And we wouldn't want it to be any different.

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After two years of silence Highgate is back with another grim slab of sickness. Shrines to the Warhead delivers 4 noisy tracks of almost 45 minutes and shows once again their unique Crusty Doom/Black that is nasty, oppressive and suicidal. This album has been recorded at Candyland Studios and definitely the heaviest effort of the band so far. Devastating.

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The album of Kentucky sick trio Highgate offers 1 untitled track, but not less then 54 minutes of nasty combination between Hybrid minimalist Doom, experimental noise and Grim Black Metal. Expect for a loud and noisy production and prepare yourself for the worse! The sound of apocalypse…

IVES from Florida mixing d-beat crust, punk and black metal. When DOOM copulate with DARK THRONE! This split is the reissue of the tape demo "Burial of the Modernized Soulless"
AMORT from Seattle play a beautiful mix between NORTT and CORRUPTED. After many demo, split tape and one LP "Winter Tale". AMORT presents a new track "In Bed With Decay" on the theme of the Sequester of Poitiers. Guest members of Shining Ones (Sludge doom - Seattle) and The Comfort Wives (Sludge doom - Seattle). Very promising!

Quote from C.B. site : The 4th album from Kansan doom-prog / dirge juggernauts JUMBO'S KILLCRANE. Leaner, darker, and far more crushing than their previous releases, The Slow Decay finds the Killcrane in an altogether apocalyptic frame of mind, unleashing subsonic frequencies that resonate with the decay of ages. Their monstrous riffs are more angular than ever, but this new manifesto also delivers soaring, stygian melodies that earlier releases only hinted at. Haunting and heartbreakingly heavy, the trio wind together barbed-wire hooks that snarl themselves around snail's pace rhythms and tarpit riffs.

Quote: ‘Those Who Dwell Beyond’ is a worthy piece of dark ambient minimalism, featuring three very twisted artists who manage to create trance like sound scapes that penetrate the unknown and delve the listener into sheer darkness, worth trying to get your hands on if you can find one.

Quote from label: "The split cd "Quantum of abstract physics" is the result of an artistic collaboration between Immemorial and Leben Ohne Licht kollektive. The two French entities have successfully combined their visions of ambient music inside "Quantum of abstract physics". Many influences collide to create this pure ritual dark ambient through the world of terrifying doom/drone music."

Quote from label: The real first album (with a real drummer this time) introduced by the demo tape ''de la Gloire''. LCDN comes back with 4 new tracks and 3 rerecorded taken from the last demo for 50' of ethylo-lyric' black metal.

Quote from label: "LVX MorgenStern in conspiracy with Sekt Ov Gnozis presents the CD version of the last and final album by Lord Of Doubts. Performed as deluxe digipack with five separate panels featuring artworks by Alexander L. Brown and Marko Marov."

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LURK's self-recorded debut brings a deadly collaboration between doom, death and sludgy black surge. Eccentric mix of grim groove and heady, epic ambiance. It has devoured everyone involved since the first rhythms were pounded down and six tracks have been nailed. The album was recorded at Fantom Studio, Tampere and is recommended to fans of bands like Autopsy, Celtic Frost, Coffins, Winter and even Crowbar. Brute nihilism enfolded in down tempo destruction from Finland

Only release of this now defunct band. Really crazy mix of 70's prog rock music and traditional doom metal, this band could have been the hidden son born from a VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR and BLACK SABBATH's sex party!

"Mysterious, ritualistic drones made through bass layers, amplifier worship, possessed chants and Burzum-inspired ambiance, Mhönos emerges from his crypt during year MMX to offer his bewitching liturgy to the mass. Dark and bright, ugly and beautiful, overwhelming, uplifting, melodic and droning at times, ritual issued by Mhönos aback and sometimes mixes the horror and the esoteric. Low frequences and tortured voices reign in supreme masters in the unstructured reptation, throbbing and disorder, thorned at irregular intervals by hypnotic psalms scended by haunted voices."

Music is an obscure and ambiguous discipline, whom forms reflect in full light the mysteries of the soul. As most of the art forms, it deals with the paradox of the materialization of thoughts, feelings and beliefs. It reveals what is hidden, dives deep in the depths of mind, and bring back its ghosts to the surface for everyone to see.

And this is what Mhönos’ music is: a slow drowning, an immersion, a quest and a profession of faith. It seeks and evokes ghosts of times forgotten, horrors of a religious nature and the subsequent human fears and beliefs. A droning litany of pain from souls fallen from grace. Choirs, strings and percussions used to evoke a tenebrous mysticism and summon an impure state of trance amongst the believers.

This French congregation saw the light in 2009 and quickly created its own cult. Limited releases and stunning live performances (that should NOT be mistaken with regular “concerts”) gathered an audience of curious fanatics, and made Mhönos a spearhead of everything disturbing, audacious and true in the fields of black arts.

After having released their first effort, “Miserere Nostri”, on tape in 2014, Zanjeer Zani is proud to give it a new incarnation on cd format. A noble digisleeve with enhanced artwork limited to 500 copies to spread the Gospel of graceful filth.
In this world of pain and shit, the divine misery is our only escape. Flagellate yourself, burn incense and pray, for the Day of Revelation comes close!

Quote from label: "Misty Grey is a real Doom Metal band from Madrid that keeps the flame alive of such bands as Black Sabbath or Pentagram right now. After releasing their demo Demon (2013) on Urtod Void and Bellum Musicae Records and their demo compilation The Third Man (2014) on Metal ör Die Records, the labels Out of the Past, Vertebrae & Topillo Records are pleased to join forces at last to release this CD from their debut album Grey Mist, until now only available in a very limited cassette edition (2015) through Shadow Kingdom.
Seven tracks of genuine Doom Metal that seems to come directly from the heart of Maryland paying tribute to the Doom Gods: Spirit Caravan, Witchfinder General and of course Black Sabbath and Pentagram. The characteristic dark and bluesy sound from guitars along with a loud and surrounding rhythm base and demonic voices get blended to create a magnificent atmosphere that carries on during the 35 minute journey. Authentic doom for the dark current times."